Earthquake of 5.4 magnitude hits Ladakh

A moderate intensity earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter Scale hit Jammu and Kashmir’s Ladakh region in the early hours of today, MeT officials said here. The tremors were also felt across the Kashmir valley. The epicentre of the quake was near the India-China border in the Ladakh region, officials said. “The earthquake of 5.4 magnitude on the Richter Scale […]

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Five militants gunned down, IAF Garud commando killed in encounter in J&K’s Bandipora

Five militants and one Indian Airf Force garud personnel have been killed by the security forces in an ongoing operation in Bandipora’s Hajin, 30 km away from Srinagar, on Saturday. An Army spokesman said the operation is on as more militants are believed to be trapped in the area. “Five militants have been killed,” said the army spokesman. A police […]

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Lashkar-e-Taiba’s fresh recruit Majid Khan surrenders in Kashmir

Lashkar-e-Taiba’s recent-recruit Majid Khan (22), who was fast turning into a poster boy of the outfit online, surrendered before the Army’s 1 Rashtriya Rifles and the police on Thursday evening. A police source said he surrendered with a rifle in south Kashmir’s Anantnag. The surrender comes just a day after three militants were arrested in Kulgam’s Qazigund area. Pictures of […]

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Two militants killed in Handwara encounter

Two militants, who attacked a police party, were killed in exchange of fire in north kashmir’s Handwara area on Monday evening. A police official said the two militants were “killed in a brief shootout” at Rajwar, Handwara. The militants fired upon a joint party of police and the army near Galganzer. “The attack was repulsed and both the militants were […]

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Three JeM militants killed in Pulwama encounter

Three militants of the Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) outfit were killed in an overnight gunfight with the security forces in Aglar village of Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said. “One soldier of 44 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) was martyred and two soldiers and a civilian injured during this operation,” police said, adding the encounter has ended. “The slain militants included two Pakistani […]

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